It's inevitable. You get a bunch of technology lovers/planner addicts in a room, even a virtual room like a Facebook group, and everyone is buzzing about how they are adding this and that to their planners, and pretty soon there is chatter about starting the whole planner process from scratch.

As digital planner aficianados get more used to the technology and learn more about the various apps that can make the experience more personalized, several have gotten the planner creation bug.

It's really a simple process. You just need a basic understanding of how some of the apps on your iPad work, most notably the Keynote app, which comes free with your tablet. It's not a hard task, nor does it take knowledge of code or magical incantations.

A few more things

There are yearly calendars and planner pages online that you can use for your creation. However, it is important to know tht some of these images are copyrighted and if you are going to share your planner with other people, it may be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder. There are some templates that have been freely shared for some paper planners, and those can be adapted for your use. Year-at-a-glance calendars are available for free from freepik.com. You can use any of their images by giving credit to freepik, or you can join for a monthly fee, and use images without credit so long as you get them while you are a member.As a matter of fact, Freepik has thousands and thousands of images you can use without worrying about copyright violations. If you use clipart from other sources, make sure that it comes with licensing to use the work if you are planning to sell or share your planner.

The planner you create will be special. Above all, enjoy the process! And we'd love to see your planner on Instagram. Use the hashtag #mycreativedigitalplanner to share it with us.

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Welcome! I'm Dianne, a retired journalism teacher and publications adviser who is still addicted to planning and playing with technology. I share my life today with my husband Buz, six kids and their significant others, 21 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 10 goats, 11 chickens, 4 dogs and a potbellied pig.

​I'm into planner sticker designing and have a shop on Etsy and I also enjoy Bible journaling.

I am in no way affiliated with Seriously Simple Digital Planners, Spires Media, iPlanner Digital Planners or Digitally Speaking. I purchase all digital planners and am not compensated in any way for reviews or articles.

Nor am I affiliated in any way with GoodNotes, MetamojiNotes or OneNote or any other app which may be mentioned here.

All opinions are my own.

I am, however, the owner/designer of DiDiDigi-Planners by Grandma DiDi Designs.